Nagra LINO, User Manual

Page 1: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 USER MANUAL NAGRA LINO ...

Page 2: ...d right side views 11 Getting Started 12 1 Connecting the power supply 13 Installing batteries 13 Battery capacity indicator 14 External power supply 14 2 SD Memory Card 15 3 Turning power on off 16 4 Function of control buttons 17 Recording 19 1 Recording Displays 20 Display conversion 20 Information shown in the display 21 2 Recording 22 ...

Page 3: ...ding 34 Voice Operated Recording VOR 36 Power supply for external microphone MIC power 38 Filter 39 Prefix name 40 Playing Back 41 1 Playback interface 42 2 Operation for playing 44 Basic playback operation 44 The previous file the next file 45 Fast forward Rewind 46 The MARK points in the selected file 47 Repeated playback of a selected section A B 48 Smart audio level control 49 Files management...

Page 4: ...etting 59 Time Date 59 Record LED 59 Beep setting 60 Speaker setting 60 Auto skip 61 Display extinction 61 Auto Power off 61 Battery type 62 USB write protection 62 Language setting 63 SD information 63 SD speed test 63 SD format 65 Version 65 System reset 66 System update 66 Export Import the configuration 66 Troubleshooting 67 1 System prompt 68 ...

Page 5: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 5 2 FAQ 72 Additional information 74 Specifications 75 General 75 Physical 75 Input Output 76 Power supply 76 ...

Page 6: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 6 Package contents 1 LINO recorder 2 USB Cable 3 Foam Windshield 4 Tabletop bracket 5 Wrist strap 6 User Manual disk ...

Page 7: ...serves the right to modify this manual and all the included information at any time without prior notification Trademarks Notices NAGRA is the registered trademark of NAGRAVISION SA IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of the international business recorder company Microsoft and Windows are Microsoft Corporation s registered trademarks in America and other countries Apple and Macintosh are Appl...

Page 8: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 8 Understanding the LINO This section covers every part and the basic functions of the LINO s buttons y Front view y Rear view y Side views ...

Page 9: ... CUE button 6 PLAY PAUSE UP button 7 FAST REVERSE PREVIOUS LEFT button 8 REC OK button 9 FAST FORWARD NEXT RIGHT button 10 STOP DOWN button 11 POWER ON OFF button 12 DELETE button 13 AB REPEAT button 14 FILES MENU button 15 PEAK indicator 16 Volume button 17 Volume button 18 MIC Left Channel 19 MIC Right Channel 20 Recording Indicator ...

Page 10: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 10 2 Rear view 21 MIC GAIN switch 22 QUALITY switch 23 AGC switch 24 HOLD switch 25 Battery compartment ...

Page 11: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 11 3 Left and right side views 26 MIC Input jack 27 LINE IN jack 28 USB terminal 29 HEADPHONE jack 30 SD Memory card slot 31 Attachement for wrist strap ...

Page 12: ... introduces the preparation before recording with LINO installation of batteries and SD memory card and some basic operations such as turning on and off of the recorder y Connect the power supply y SD memory card y Turning power On Off y Functions of control buttons ...

Page 13: ...e System Setting menu in order to display the correct remaining battery life 1 As shown in illustration lightly press down on the arrow and slide the battery cover open 2 Insert two size AA batteries observing the correct polarity 3 Close the battery cover completely Note y Do not mix different types of batteries or an old battery with a new one y Make sure you get the correct polarity when instal...

Page 14: ...r is displayed so that the LINO will continue to function External power supply You can also supply power to LINO via the USB cable connected to a PC 1 Insert the USB cable into USB terminal in the LINO 2 Insert another end of the USB cable into the PC USB Jack 3 Choose the USB Power when display promps USB Work Mode 4 The LINO is now being supplied by the USB terminal Note y External power supply...

Page 15: ... of SD Card and some have poor compatibility We recommend using SD Cards produced by known manufacturers and make the speed test before starting Insert the memory card 1 Lightly press down on the SD cover of the unit to open it 2 As shown in illustration carefully insert the memory card press it all the way in until it is firmly in place 3 Close the SD cover Removing the SD Card 1 Lightly press do...

Page 16: ...chine turns off to power down Note y If the HOLD Switch is in the off position the display will show Keypad is locked please slide the HOLD switch to ON and try again y Make sure you have inserted SD Card or the display will indicate No SD You can t enter Standby Mode until you insert SD Card y The display will displsy Battery door is open and turn off automatically when the battery cover is open ...

Page 17: ...nd the second press will start the actual recording OK button Confirms the selected item Pauses recording Recording will restart on secon press Toggles betweem Play Pause Moves the cursor upwards Stop recording Press this button for 2 seconds to stop recording The file will be saved automatically Stop playback Moves the cursor downwards In play mode Long press Fast reverse short press previous tra...

Page 18: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 18 In play mode long press Fast forward short press Next track In mark mode short press Goto the next mark point Move to sub directory ...

Page 19: ...o Technology Switzerland S A 19 Recording This section introduces Recording with the LINO and some related function settings y Recording interface y Basic recording operations y Set up recording parameters ...

Page 20: ...press the VIEW button to switch between the two displays y The main display information emphasizes the recording time and the other the recording template y The two recording display are as shown Note y The default recording time display will automatically be displayed if the LINO is put into record mode or if the machine is switched Off and On again ...

Page 21: ...ice 5 Input gain 6 VOR Recording indication 7 USB power supply 8 Battery power indication 9 Information of the memory card usage 10 Remaining recording time 11 Name of recording 12 Length of current recording HH MM SS 13 The total Mark points which have been added 14 Stereo ST Mono MO indication 15 Recording template file format 16 Current date and time 17 Recommended recording level 18 Level over...

Page 22: ...recording button to start recording y If you turn the pre record on the first press will start pre recording and the second press will start actual recording If you turn the pre rec off the first press will start actual recording immediately y The screen will display Recording Mode and the recording indicator light will remain ON after the actual recording begins 5 Pressing the Pause button to pau...

Page 23: ...ng according to your needs It will pause or start recording automatically according to the level of the surrounding noise Note y The screen backlight will switch off after a period of time to save power depending on the setting Pressing any key will start the backlight without triggering function operation y Never remove SD Card while recording If its cover opened recording will break off and be s...

Page 24: ...ue points are recorded in the file headder and won t affect the recording 1 Press REC button to start recording 2 Press CUE button to add mark point while recording y Every time you add a Cue point the number of the point in the lower left corner of screen will increase by one 3 Long press the STOP button to stop recording Note y Each file can have up to 99 Cue points y The minimum interval betwee...

Page 25: ... Rate and MO Bit Rate which are included in Recording setting Template 1 Go to the Recording setting Recording Template choose HIGH or LOW 2 Get into the chosen template set the Coding Template Sampling Rate ST Bit Rate or MO Bit Rate one by one then exit the template setup Note y You can t set bit rate for WAV format file The value of the bit rate will change along with the Coding Template Sampli...

Page 26: ...ches to set the parameters The LINO has some external commonly used record setting switches on the rear and level buttons next to the main display Change detailed setup parameters in setup menu y Long press on FILES MENU button to enter the SETUP menu Choose Recording setting y Press Up Down buttons to move the cursor and then change the Recording settings options according to your needs y Press O...

Page 27: ...esired recording level 1 Sliding AGC switch to OFF 2 Select MIC GAIN level according to your needs y MIC GAIN button LOW Low Gain y MIC GAIN button HIGH High Gain 3 Press REC button to start recording 4 You can add gain based on the default value by using the LEVEL adjustment buttons 5 Long press STOP the button to stop recording Note y The MIC GAIN feature is only availible when AGC is OFF ...

Page 28: ... External MIC LOW 19dB 50dB HIGH 34dB 65dB Internal MIC LOW 19dB 50dB HIGH 34dB 65dB High gain ensures higher volume recording but too much gain will spoil the recording quality Please try to keep recording VU level meter shown in the screen around the recommended point to get the best recording effect recommended point ...

Page 29: ...ing recording y AGC switch ON Turns AGC on y AGC switch OFF Turns AGC off 2 Press REC button to start recording y The AGC status mark shown in the screen is during the pre recording y The AGC status mark shown in the screen is during the recording 3 Long press the STOP button to stop recording Note y Set to AGC to record voices of people both near and far at the same volume such as during meetings...

Page 30: ...button y Press the UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Pressing RIGHT or OK button to enter options Select HIGH or LOW for the template y Press the OK button Select codec format sample rate and bit rate according to your needs y Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup when completed 2 Selecting is made using the external QUALITY switch y QUALITY switch LOW Chooses Low template y QUALITY switch ...

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Page 33: ...making a stereo recording with only one microphone connected to the left input will record the same signal on the left and right channels Matrix mode Record file set Output L Output R Mono from left Mono Input L Input L Mono Mix Left Right Mono Input L R Input L R Stereo standard Stereo Input L Input R Stereo both from left Stereo Input L Input L Left only Mute Right Stereo Input L No signal Stere...

Page 34: ...hrough headphone while in the pre recording mode and adjust record settings according to your needs 1 Go to Prerecord in SETUP y Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button y Press UP DOWN button to move cursor Press RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting Prerecord y Select the desired Pre recording time Options function OFF Turn pre recording off 1S Pre recording ti...

Page 35: ...e pre recording mode y You can monitor the recording through headphones and adjust recording settings according to your needs 3 Start actual recording y Press the REC button again to start the actual recording 4 Stop Pre recording y Pressing STOP button to stop recording while Pre recording the file will not be saved y Long press STOP button long time to stop recording Note No matter how long the ...

Page 36: ... move cursor Press RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting VOR y select VOR function Options Function OFF Turn VOR off VOR level 10dBFs 20dBFs 30dBFs Set the active level of VOR Pause Set the active mode of VOR to paus the current reording file VOR mode Split Set the active mode of VOR to close the current recording file and create a new file VOR time 5s 10s 30s 1m 2m 3m Set th...

Page 37: ... icon will show on the display 3 Recording will pause if the ambient level falls below the VOR active level setting and its duration is shorter than the VOR active time selection The VOR Stop icon will be shown on the display 4 Stop recording Stop recording by long pressing STOP button VOR pause ...

Page 38: ... signals y The voltage of external microphone supply is 3V 1 Get into SETUP and set MIC power function to On y Get into SETUP by long pressing FILES MENU button y Press the UP DOWN button to move cursor Press the RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting MIC power y Select MIC power function Options Function ON Turn the external microphone power supply on OFF Turn the external mi...

Page 39: ...ion y Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button y Press the UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Press the RIGHT or OK button to enter options Get into Recording setting Filter y Select Filter function Options Function ON Turn the low cut filter on OFF Turn the low cut filter off y Press the Left button continuously to exit setup once complete 2 Press REC button to start recording sounds abo...

Page 40: ...ile identification The file number is stored behind these characters and is a 4 digit number Go to thePrefix menu in the settings and once USER is highlighted use the UP and DOWN keys to select a character Press the RIGHT key to go to next step etc Once all characters entered press OK Example of a file name USER0001 this is the default factory setting ...

Page 41: ...nology Switzerland S A 41 Playing Back This chapter introduces the playback function of LINO and some related operations in detail y Playback interface y Basic operation for playback y Playback function settings ...

Page 42: ...y Pause Stop Fast forward Rewind indication 2 VU level indication 3 Current status Play Pause Stop Fast forward rewind 4 Cue Marker mode icon 5 Repeat status repeat all repeat one 6 Headphone volume 7 A B repeat icon 8 USB discharge icon 9 Battery power status 10 Rate of play process 11 Total file length 12 Filename 13 Playback duration 14 Current MARK point total number of MARK points 15 Stereo M...

Page 43: ...land S A 43 18 Artist name 19 Track title Note y If the recording file was made without the artist and track title information the screen will display nothing Pressing DISP HELP button can only disply two aformentioned screens ...

Page 44: ...button to pause during playback and press again to contuinue 4 Press the left right buttons during playback to fast forward or rewind the file Once these buttons are released playback resumes 5 Press the CUE button to go into MARK mode Press the right left buttons to select the previous or next MARK point while in MARK status 6 Press the stop button to stop playback 7 Press VOL or VOL to adjust th...

Page 45: ... of the track Otherwise it will jump to the beginning of previous track y Press left button while in stop mode to jump to the beginning of the previous track y Press right button while stop to jump to the beginning of the next track Note y If you select the previous song or next track while in playback mode the newly selected track will remain in playback y If you select the previous or next track...

Page 46: ...uring playback y The track will fast forward while the right Button is pressed during playback Note y Pressing the fast forward or rewind button during playback it will remain in playback y Pressing the fast forward or rewind button while in pause mode will remain in the pause mode y The fast forward and rewind functions cannot jump across files and will stop at the end start of the file ...

Page 47: ... point y Press left right button to jump to the previous next Cue point 3 Eexit MARK mode y Press CUE button again to exit the MARK mode and the icon M will disappear The previous or next track can now be selected by pressing the left right buttons Note y The function to select the previous or next track will be inactive in the Cue Mark mode but the fast forward and rewind modes remain as normal y...

Page 48: ...marker A for the playback loop 2 Press the A B button again That position becomes the end position marker B for the playback loop y The section set in steps 1 and 2 A B is played back repeatedly 3 To cancel repeat playback press stop button or press the A B button again Note y In A B mode the functions of Fast forward and rewind are as normal but MARK mode is inactive y A B mode cannot jump from o...

Page 49: ...the output volume the LINO can increase lower levels while ensuring at the same time that higher level signals don t overload clip in order to preserve a perfect sound qualitiy Using digital dynamic amplifying the output playback level can be 4 times 12dB higher than the original level 1 Press play pause button to start playback 2 Press VOLUME or VOLUME to adjust the output volume during playback ...

Page 50: ...0 Files management This section introduces the FILELIST file management function in the LINO It explains how to creat the working directory and how to play or delete the FILELIST y Set working directory y Play the file y Delete the file ...

Page 51: ...will close this folder and access to the parent folder in the directory 3 Select another folder y Press up down buttons to select the folder Press right button and choose Open then press the OK button 4 You can access a folder by pressing the right button or OK button to select Enter to directory y You can play or delete the files in this folder 5 Exit the file management y Press the FILES MENU bu...

Page 52: ...rland S A 52 View the file information Press the VIEW button to select file You can view the relevant information as follows y File name y File record time y File format and file length y Channel sample rate and bit rate VIEW ...

Page 53: ... enter to FILELIST 2 Select the icon Press OK to exit the current working directory 3 Press up down buttons to move the cursor to the selected folder and then press the right button to select the working directory 4 Click OK to complete setting The folder icon will change 5 The new recording file will be saved in the new working directory Note y When you change the storage card the system will loo...

Page 54: ... on the screen 3 Resume the stop status automaticlly after finishing the current file playback Pressing the OK button will stop playback manually 4 Fuctions such as the file playback previous next track fast forward rewind are active in the FLIELIST The actural operations are same as in the standby mode 5 Press Up Down buttons to select the previous or next track Please select mannually as it cann...

Page 55: ...3 Press the right button to open window and select the delete option according to display prompt or press the DELETE button directly 4 The screen displays that Are you sure to delete the file 5 Move the cursor to the OK option and press the OK button to delete the file Warning y Once the file is deleted it can t be recovered Play Delete Play Delete Are you sure to Delete the file OK Cancle ...

Page 56: ... Switzerland S A 56 Menu function setting This section explains the setting menu of LINO in detai You can change the recording settings and system settings using the settings menu y Recording settings y System settings ...

Page 57: ...the up down right left buttons to move the cursor to select the option 3 Press the OK or right buttons to access to options then change the system parameters according to the display prompts 4 When setting is finished press the left button to return to parent menu 5 When finished with the settings press the left button continuously to exit the SETUP menu and return to the main display ...

Page 58: ...ystem setting Template Pre record VOR Input Device MIC power Noise cut Time and Date Record LED Beep setting Speaker setting Back light Auto Power off Battery type USB write protected Language setting SD door check SD information Test SD speed Format SD Version System Reset ...

Page 59: ... active OFF Record LED is OFF You can set the date and time so that correct time information is stored in the recorded files Enter to the system setting menu and select date and time y Press the right button to move the cursor to the position to be changed Then press the up or down button to set the date and time y When it is completed move the cursor to the OK option and click it OK Cancel ...

Page 60: ...ons Fuction ON Turn on prompt beep of button OFF Turn off prompt beep of button Speaker setting You can select turn on or turn off the internal loudspeaker y Turn on loudspeaker to monitor the playback through the built in loudspeaker y Turn off loudspeaker to allow headphone monitoring only Options Fuction ON Turn on loudspeaker OFF Turn off loudspeaker Note y If you have already turned on the lo...

Page 61: ...ay time to 10s until the screen goes dark when no button operations 30s Set the display time to 30s until the screen goes dark when no button operations 1m Set the display time 60s until the screen gose dark when no button operations 3m Set the display time 3minutes until the screen gose dark when no button operations 5m Set the display time 5minutes until the screen gose dark when no button opera...

Page 62: ... accurate remaining battery life displays Options Fuctions Dry cell The battery type is for dry alkaline batteries Ni MH The battery type is for rechargeable batteries y If the wrong type is set the remaining battery power will not be shown correctly USB write protection Selecting the USB write protection will cut the communication between the LINO with PC it can prevent PC s viruses being transfe...

Page 63: ... card information Total shows total capacity Remain shows free space and Used shows the space which has been occupied SD speed test Due to the different read and write speeds of SD memory cards some SD cards with lower speeds can not support recording at higher bit rate formats y You can test the speed of SD card through this option y After testing the LINO will offer some suggestions Note y Befor...

Page 64: ...f the speed testing suggestion is that 96k 24bit recording is not recommended Please use higher speed card it means that the speed of SD memory card is insufficient and you should change it with a higher speed SD card or only use it for the recording formats lower than WAV 96k 24bit y If the speed testing suggestion is that 48k 24bit recording is not recommended it means that the speed of SD memor...

Page 65: ...lease re format if this happens Warning y Be sure to format SD card in the LINO If you use PC or other devices to format SD card it may not operate properly in the LINO Errors may occur when recording y After formatting the SD card all files will be lost and cannot be restored Please backup before formatting SD card Version You can see the software and hardware versions installed in the LINO ...

Page 66: ...econd window and press OK At the end of the update cycle the LINO will automatically switch off Turn back on the LINO and verify the version Export Import the configuration This menu allows the settings of the high and low templates to be saved in a file on the SD card Select Export and execute to save the templates on the SD card To load the templates onto a new machine insert the SD card contain...

Page 67: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A 67 Troubleshooting ...

Page 68: ... slide the Hold switch to OFF and operate again SD error please try backup and format y Interruption of power supply during recording You may continue to record or do other operations and the prompt will disappear after a power OFF ON In order to restore the SD card to normal use we advise you backup the recordings and re format the SD card y A bad area or unknown error occurs on SD card If you co...

Page 69: ...ong card format Please change a new a SD card and try again Format failed change another card y SD card is damaged Use a new SD card y SD card is write protected Take out the SD card and unlock the write protection Then attempt to format again Keypad is locked powering off y HOLD button is ON Please turn HOLD switch OFF and restart Can t create new file y When there are too many files on the SD ca...

Page 70: ...omatic gain control option You can t control the gain manually when the function AGC is ON If you want to adjust the gain manually please turn OFF AGC function Delete Failed y The attributes of file are set to read only Please connect to a computer to change the read only attribute You can also use computer to delete the files Delete Failed SD is locked y The contents of the SD memory card is prot...

Page 71: ...er Unused Key y Some buttons are not used during in the current mode If you press them this prompt will appear Disk is full y 200MB of memory on the SD card is required to create a temporary file in the speed testing process Please delete some files and test again File creative failed y Creating the temporary file has failed during the speed testing mode Format the SD card and try again If SD card...

Page 72: ...phones were inserted Speaker shuts off automatically when earphones are inserted It will work again after pulling out the headphones y Speaker option OFF in system settings Speaker will never work if this option is turned OFF please set it to ON Can t record y Lack of SD Card s storage capacity Replace the SD Card with a new one or try the operation again after deleting some files from the SD Card...

Page 73: ...olume while playing Increase the playback volume y The level of recorded file was too low Adjust Recording Gain while recording You can alter the level after the recording using a PC Please choose proper gain for next recording The firmware upgrading is unsuccessful y Low battery while upgrading You have to ensure the recorder has fully charged batteries while upgrading internal software Try the u...

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Page 75: ...cy response 20Hz 40KHz 0 5dB Signal to noise ratio Playback 94dB 20Hz 22KHz ASA A Weighted Signal to noise ratio MIC path 90dB Mic channel 19dB Pre amp AD 20Hz to 22KHz ASA A weighted Dynamic range line in 90dB Dynamic range microphone in 122dB ASA A Weighted THD N 0 02 20Hz 22KHz Physical Dimensions 96 5g 3 5oz Working temperature 103 L x62 6 W x22 5 H mm 4x2 5x0 9 inches Working humidity 20 80 ...

Page 76: ...ne in 17dB Maximum output level phones 30mW left 30mW right 16Ω MIC in External stereo MIC 3 5mm stereo jack Line in Unbalanced line in 3 5mm stereo jack Stereo earphone output 3 5mm stereo jack USB Support USB 2 0 SD card SD v1 0 v1 1 v2 0 SD SDHC Power supply Alkaline dry battery LR6 AA x 2 USB Mini B type Power consumption 3V max 120mA measurement conditions Sandisk 2GB SDHC ...

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